Azhikodan Raghavan was a leader of the
Communist Party of India (
Marxist) (
CPI(M)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)/CPIM/CPM) is a Marxist–Leninist communist political party in India. It is the largest communist party of India in terms of membership and electoral seats and one of the nat ...
).
Personal life
He was born on 1 July, 1919, in South Bazar, Kannur.
Political life
In 1940, he was groomed into a true communist by
comrade
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s
P. Krishna Pillai
P. Krishna Pillai (19 August 1906 at Vaikom, Kottayam – 19 August 1948 at Muhamma, Alleppey) was a communist revolutionary from Kerala, India. He was one of the founding leaders of the Communist Party of India in Kerala, and a poet.
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and N.C.Shekhar. He was chosen to be the secretary of the Kannur town branch committee in 1946. In June 1951, he was chosen to be the member of the
Malabar Committee of the Communist party and re-elected to the post.
By that time Azhikodan had left his mark in Kerala
politics
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. He was the secretary of the co-ordination committee of the coalition ministry of 1967.
Death
Com. Azhikodan died in 1972.
It is believed that
fake news
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spread in
Thrissur
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that
A. V. Aryan was murdered led to the murder of Azhikodan. There are also allegations raised by
Nawab Rajendran that
K. Karunakaran had a role in the murder.
He was cremated in the public graveyard of
Payyambalam beach,
Kannur district,
Kerala
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, where a column has been erected in his memory.
See also
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A K Gopalan
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E K Nayanar
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E. K. Imbichi Bava
Ezhu Kudikkal Imbichi Bava (1917–1995) ( ml, ഇ. കെ. ഇമ്പിച്ചി ബാവ) was an Indian politician and a leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) from the municipality of Ponnani. He was member of the Rajya S ...
*
List of assassinated Indian politicians
This is an incomplete list of Indian politicians who were assassinated.
See also
* List of assassinations in Asia#India
* List of assassination attempts on prime ministers of India
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Assassinated Indian Poli ...
References
External links
Official website
1919 births
1972 deaths
Indian atheists
Malayali politicians
Politicians from Kannur
Assassinated Indian politicians
Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from Kerala
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Political killings in Kerala
History of Kerala (1947–present)